Carpesium fruit (Heshi)

Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Carpesii

Botanical Name: 1. Carpesium abrotanoides L.; 2. Daucus caroto L.

Common Name: Carpesium fruit.

Source of Earliest Record: Xinxiu Bencao.

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: The fruit is gathered in August or September and dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste: Bitter, pungent, neutral and slightly toxic

Meridians: Spleen and stomach.

Functions: To kill parasites.

Indications & Combinations: Parasites in the intestines, including roundworm, pinworm and tapeworm. Carpesium fruit (Heshi) is used with Quisqualis

fruit (Shijunzi) and Areca seed (Binglang).

Dosage: 3-10 g.